For decades, smaller “safety net” hospitals like Wyckoff Heights Medical Center, in Brooklyn, have been losing money and are under pressure to close. But the pandemic has shown just how needed they are. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Bushwick (Brooklyn, NY)”
In NYC, Some Doors Now Close at 10 p.m.
By Gotham Rex on September 18, 2022
Is New York still a 24-hour town? Source: New York Times
The Final Days of New York’s ‘Wild West’ Outdoor Dining Scene
By Gotham Rex on September 4, 2022
It is a pivotal moment for the city’s restaurants — and the cobbled-together eating areas created during the pandemic. Source: New York Times
Small Business Owners Are Still Struggling in New York
By Gotham Rex on July 29, 2022
“I feel like it’s 50-50,” said the owner of a Brooklyn coffee shop who is finding it hard to rebound from the pandemic. Source: New York Times
Restaurant Review: Eyval in Bushwick, Brooklyn
By Gotham Rex on July 12, 2022
Charcoal-grilled kebabs and other Persian standards get seasonal and sophisticated treatment in Bushwick, Brooklyn. Source: New York Times
What’s the Vibe in New York City Right Now?
By Gotham Rex on July 2, 2022
What’s the vibe right now? Source: New York Times
How to Stop Speeding Drivers in N.Y.C.? Scare Them
By Gotham Rex on May 2, 2022
Traffic deaths in New York City have risen to the highest level in eight years. A new campaign aims to shock them into slowing down. Source: New York Times
Man Is Charged With Arson in Fire at an L.G.B.T.Q. Club in Brooklyn
By Gotham Rex on April 14, 2022
Prosecutors said John Lhota can be seen on security camera footage setting the blaze, which destroyed the club, Rash, and injured two workers. Source: New York Times
How an Expert in Vietnamese Coffee Spends Her Sundays
By Gotham Rex on December 24, 2021
When Sahra Nguyen is not teaching Americans about Robusta beans, she’s shopping and enjoying cocktails, or maybe a game of pool. Source: New York Times
‘What Do I Do Next?’: Orphaned by Covid, Two Teens Find Their Way
By Gotham Rex on May 29, 2021
The virus took their mother. Now, as the city reopens, a brother and a sister are rebuilding their lives. Source: New York Times
Police Officer Is Shot While Responding to Gunfire in Brooklyn
By Gotham Rex on May 13, 2021
The officer was in stable condition and a suspect was in custody after a confrontation on Howard Avenue near the border of Bushwick and Bedford-Stuyvesant, the authorities said. Source: New York Times
It Had Aerialists, Fire Eaters and Glitter. Is Brooklyn’s Wildest Party Over?
By Gotham Rex on November 5, 2020
House of Yes was a revolution in New York nightlife: A space at once wild and safe, challenging and inclusive. Can it ever come back? Source: New York Times
20-Year-Old Tourist Killed by Stray Bullet in Brooklyn
By Gotham Rex on October 25, 2020
Ethan Williams, who had long dreamed of moving to New York, became another victim of the wave of gun violence that has shaken the city. Source: New York Times
Downsizing From a Two-Bedroom to a Studio
By Gotham Rex on July 20, 2020
A couple moved from a two-bedroom to a studio late last fall. But even after four months of quarantine, they don’t regret the decision. Source: New York Times
3 Long (Haired) Months: Barbershop Before-and-Afters
By Gotham Rex on June 25, 2020
As salons and barbershops opened up in the city on Monday, New Yorkers relished the opportunity to freshen up. Source: New York Times